Korean J Pain.  2012 Oct;25(4):275-277. 10.3344/kjp.2012.25.4.275.

Popliteal Fossa Pain in 24 Year-old Female

• Choi KW
• Yoon KB
• Yoon DM
• Kim DH

• KMID: 2278171
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3344/kjp.2012.25.4.275

Abstract

The pain around the posterior knee, called 'popliteal fossa', has been known to be caused by a variety of disease entities. Venous malformation is a very rare cause of popliteal area pain, and its diagnosis is frequently delayed, missed, or given incorrectly. Here, we report a case of a patient with popliteal fossa pain for 2 years and was diagnosed as intramuscular venous malformation using ultrasound.

Keyword

popliteal fossa pain; ultrasound; venous malformation

MeSH Terms

Female
Humans
Knee

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Ultrasound guided aspiration with a 20-gauge needle (small arrowhead) of the fluid collection pocket (large arrowhead) in the intramuscular layer of the right popliteal fossa area. Axial view, in-plane approach.

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  Fig. 2 CT venogram finding shows multifocal enhancement in the arterial phase and progressive and delayed enhancement in the venous phase seen between the superficial fascia and gastrocnemius muscle (arrowhead) in the right popliteal fossa.

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